The people present can be said to be the top people of the Ming Dynasty, including civil servants and representatives of the Wuxun Group.
Jiao Fang, who had accepted the emperor's decree and joined the cabinet, is now the second assistant. It can be said that in the absence of Yang Tinghe, he is equivalent to the chief assistant of the cabinet.
Especially just now, the emperor was furious and had dismissed Yang Tinghe from the position of chief minister of the cabinet and promoted Jiao Fang to the position of chief minister of the cabinet.
After all, in the eight-hundred-mile emergency report, Yang Tinghe was also one of the people who raised troops to Qingjun's side, and he might even be an extremely important figure among them.
Even Jiang Mian and Fei Hong, who had a close relationship with Yang Tinghe, did not dare to stand up and speak for Yang Tinghe at that time.
It can even be said that even Jiang Mian and Fei Hong themselves did not know whether Yang Tinghe was involved in it.
It is really scary to think about it carefully. As the chief minister, Yang Tinghe should be in charge of the capital. However, Yang Tinghe insisted on begging the emperor for permission to go to Tianjin to investigate Lu Wenyang.
As a result, not long after Yang Tinghe left the capital, Lu Wenyang announced that he would launch an army to Qingjun's side, and in the statement, it was clearly that Yang Tinghe was in the lead, which had to make Fei Hong, Jiang Mian and others suspicious.
If all this is not a coincidence, doesn't it mean that it is all related to Yang Tinghe?
So at this time, anyone who is not a fool will sever his relationship with Yang Tinghe, no matter whether this incident has anything to do with Yang Tinghe or not.
Even if Yang Tinghe was unjustly accused, in the eyes of the emperor, Yang Tinghe was a flag of the rebels, which invisibly contributed to the dangers of the rebels.
It seems like a joke just for a governor of water transportation to raise troops to clear the emperor's side. It won't even cause much trouble. Even if it can succeed, it is unjust and unjust. However, coupled with the fact that the chief minister of the dynasty is famous all over the world,
As for Yang Tinghe, if the two are added together, it is not as simple as one plus one.
The harm caused by one Yang Tinghe even exceeded tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. In anger, Zhu Houzhao even ordered the Jinyi Guards to go to Yang Mansion to capture Yang Tinghe's relatives.
Zhu Houzhao glanced at the crowd and said: "The ministers, Yang Tinghe, Lu Wenyang and others have rebelled. The rebels will be arriving soon. Is there any way for the ministers to deal with it?"
Everyone looked at each other, and a pavilion elder stood up and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, I believe that most of the rebels will be deceived. As long as your Majesty issues an imperial edict and orders all the soldiers to know their way back, the rebels will naturally defeat themselves!"
The British Duke Zhang Mao, who was sitting steadily there, squinted his eyes. He couldn't help but raise his head when he heard the words. He glanced at the elder Ge disdainfully and said, "It's so easy for Mr. Fu to say it. It would be better if Mr. Ge went to the rebel formation in person."
Go ahead and declare an order to persuade those rebels to surrender!"
The elder Fu Zheng couldn't help but glared at Zhang Mao angrily and said: "Don't you know that my husband's sword is an unknown weapon, and a saint can't move it..."
Chu Yi couldn't help curling his lips. At this moment, Zhu Houzhao slammed the table and shouted: "That's enough. What I want is a solution to the problem, not to watch you quarrel!"
Fu Zheng looked aggrieved and said: "Your Majesty, I have spoken from the bottom of my heart. The weapons and weapons are unknown. Your Majesty is a wise king. The people of the world have been taught by saints and know etiquette and moral integrity. They will not follow Ji and rebel..."
With a slight cough, Chu Yi couldn't stand it any longer. He stood up and his eyes fell on Fu Zheng. Fu Zheng, who was talking incessantly, noticed that Chu Yizheng was staring at him with an unkind look. He was so frightened that he stumbled and fell to the ground.
He exclaimed: "Master Manager..."
Chu Yi snorted coldly and said: "When the rebels arrive under the capital, Mr. Laofuge will go to recruit the rebels!"
When Fu Zheng heard this, his eyes suddenly twitched and he fainted.
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and saw a young eunuch coming forward to carry Fu Zheng out.
At this moment, Jiao Fang, who had just been promoted to Chief Minister of the Cabinet, was stroking his beard, looking at the Emperor with a solemn expression and said: "Your Majesty, I think that although what Master Fu Zheng said is a bit ridiculous, a slight change is not a bad idea.
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Zhu Houzhao looked at Jiao Fang and said, "Oh, Mr. Jiao Ge might as well come and listen."
Jiao Fang said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty's reputation for benevolence and righteousness is known to the world. No matter what the reason is, those soldiers are your Majesty's subjects. Although they have made mistakes, if they can wake up and abandon evil and do good, Your Majesty will accept it now."
This can shake the morale of the rebels and eliminate their military power."
Everyone nodded after hearing this. What Jiao Fang said was indeed a way to reduce the morale of the rebels.
Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction and said: "What the Qing family said is true. Let the cabinet draft the imperial edict. I will stamp the letter and declare it to the rebels. I hope my people can wake up."
His eyes fell on several distinguished generals headed by the British Duke Zhang Mao, and Zhu Houzhao said: "Old Duke, do you know if the military has any countermeasures?"
Hearing this, Zhang Mao opened his slightly closed eyes and heard Zhang Mao say: "Your Majesty, the one hundred thousand troops in the capital camp are ready to annihilate the rebellion for your Majesty at any time."
Zhengde nodded slightly. Hearing that the rebels were heading straight for the capital, Zhu Houzhao was not too panicked. His confidence lay in the tens of thousands of troops he had chosen to transfer to the capital a few years ago.
In the early years of Zhengde, Zhu Houzhao began to rectify the Beijing camp. Only more than 60,000 soldiers were selected from the more than 100,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp. Therefore, Zhu Houzhao ordered the border troops to be mobilized to Beijing, and established the East and West official offices to take charge of the 100,000 troops in the capital.
For example, the four guards of Tengxiang were assigned to the West Government Hall. They were selected from the frontier army, and their combat power was far greater than the tens of thousands of troops under the jurisdiction of the East Government Hall.
The number of soldiers and horses in the capital is not large. If all the Jinyi Guards, Yulin Guards and the Twelve Direct Guards are included, at least hundreds of thousands of troops can be mobilized.
Zhang Mao's answer made Zhu Houzhao quite dissatisfied. He also knew that there were more than 100,000 troops in Beijing, but your military should have countermeasures.
Should we go out of the city to fight and annihilate the rebels outside the city, or should we rely on the high walls of the capital for defense and then recruit armies from all sides to suppress the rebellion.
As a result, Zhang Mao did not come up with any regulations. How could he satisfy Zhu Houzhao?
Just when Zhu Houzhao was about to get angry, Chu Yi glanced at Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao was slightly startled, took a deep breath, waved his hands and said: "First of all, please appease the officials and stabilize the overall situation of the capital. Chu Daban, Britain
Please stay here."
Fei Hong and others glanced at Zhang Mao and Chu Yi subconsciously, and then left with everyone else.
Only Chu Yi, Zhang Mao and Zhu Houzhao were left in the hall.
Zhang Mao stood up and bowed respectfully to Zhu Houzhao and said, "I beg your majesty to forgive me. I didn't mean to deceive your majesty. In fact, I was afraid that the news would be leaked."
Zhu Houzhao said quickly: "Old Duke, you don't have to be like this. My whole family has paid so much for our Ming Dynasty. How can I blame you?"
Zhang Mao said with a look of emotion on his face: "Your Majesty is so kind and loving, even if I am torn to pieces, I will put down the rebellion for Your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao comforted Zhang Mao and sat down, his eyes fell on Chu Yi and he said with a wry smile: "Big companion, the noise you made this time is really too big. If I hadn't been mentally prepared, I would have been really frightened."
Chu Yi chuckled and said: "Your Majesty is joking. It's not that I'm causing a big stir, but that some people are so bold. I'm just pushing the boat along."
Zhu Houzhao looked at Chu Yi and said: "If we can't put down the rebellion this time, I'm afraid you and I, the emperor and our ministers, will go to hell together."
Chu Yi looked serious and said: "Your Majesty, please feel free to do things, but you should know that I will never do anything that I am not sure of. Besides, the old Duke also knows all these things. Even if your Majesty does not trust me, can you still not trust the old Duke?"
Zhang Mao stroked his beard and said: "Your Majesty, everything is under the control of General Manager Chu, so Lu Wenyang and others can't change the situation."
Hearing what Chu Yi and Zhang Maojin said, Zhu Houzhao nodded and said: "That's all, you two are my friends. If I can't trust you, there will be no one I can trust in this whole court."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao said: "Lv Wenyang and others will be left to the disposal of my senior companion and the old Duke. I just wait for your good news."
When the civil and military officials outside saw Chu Yi and Zhang Mao walking out, they learned that the emperor had returned to the palace to appease the harem and the empress dowager, and left the matter of dealing with the rebels to Chu Yi and Zhang Mao.
Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army
The Five Army Governor's Mansion, which had been dormant for many years, seemed to have regained its former glory. In the capital, there were dozens of military generals and noble families, and the children in the family were not distinguished by direct descendants, only by their ability.
Chu Yi, Zhang Mao and several princes personally sat on the school grounds, while hundreds of children from noble families showed off their talents on the school grounds.
To be honest, the Xungui Group has enjoyed glory and wealth for hundreds of years, and has almost been raised to waste. Among the direct descendants, except for a few who are outstanding, almost 80% of them have become useless.
However, except for a few of the heirs of these distinguished nobles who are not prosperous enough, most of the noble families can really be said to be flourishing.
Excluding the direct descendants, there really are not too many concubines. Compared with the direct descendants who can inherit the title at birth, the life of these concubines cannot be compared with that of the direct descendants. As for the life of the concubine is not as good as that of the servants in the family, that is after all
It's just a minority. Most of them say it's better than the best and more than the worst.
Under such an environment, it is difficult to find talented people among the direct lineage, but there are many outstanding people among the concubines.
As the saying goes, hardships and hardships will help you succeed.
After all, even if you are a concubine, your starting point is much higher than that of a child from an ordinary family. At least you have the opportunity to practice literature and martial arts. No matter how harsh it is, at least you still have this kind of treatment.
In a school competition, only three or five of the direct descendants performed outstandingly, but the performance of hundreds of concubines was eye-catching.
These bastards are not fools. They know very well that this can be said to be an opportunity for them to leap over the dragon's gate, and naturally they will do their best to show what they have learned.
Chu Yi originally had no hope for the next generation of the Xungui Group, but he did not expect that he would gain such a big harvest among these bastards.
Even Zhang Mao and other old princes had expressions of astonishment. Apparently they had not expected that there would be such a group of outstanding children among the descendants of noble families who, in their own eyes, were inferior to each other.
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